Surgery – Endoscope – With guide means for body insertion
Reexamination Certificate
2004-09-27
2008-11-11
Dvorak, Linda C. M. (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Endoscope
With guide means for body insertion
C600S101000, C600S109000, C600S117000, C600S127000, C600S129000, C600S160000, C600S173000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07448993
ABSTRACT:
A gastrointestinal tract examining apparatus includes a capsular endoscope which examines the gastrointestinal tract, a flexible tube member, a flexible string member which is inserted in the tube member, and a connecting portion which is arranged to the capsular endoscope. In the gastrointestinal tract examining apparatus, the tube member is separated from the capsular endoscope by detachably connecting the string member to the connecting portion.
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Kikuchi Akira
Segawa Hidetake
Takizawa Hironobu
Yokoi Takeshi
Dvorak Linda C. M.
Kasztejna Matthew J
Olympus Corporation
Scully , Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
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